Why did I clean my engine?

[Shehadehd]

Eicheldp: Removing the rear shelf, sound carpet, and plastic/ metal stock engine cover and replacing all that with a quarter inch of plexiglass (moving to lexan) inevitably adds some noise.

With that being said, the noise is less than what you get with the top down or even the windows down. With the top up, you mostly hear the intake howl, the "whoosh" of the air rushing past the throttle body, and a small hum from the timing belt. In other words, I would say that the noise that comes through, is the noise that everybody tries to amplify by removing the snorkal. Of course, I'm biased though... epapp has ridden with me with the clear cover on so he can give you an objective critic on added noise. I'll also try to post sound clips comparing the two.

Yellow986S: I'm thinking of possibly selling a couple of these since I ended up making the equipment needed to mass produce them (like molds, heaters, frames, etc..) in the process of trying to get it right and have it fit with an OEM feel replicate dimensions. But don't expect them to cost an arm and a leg. Honestly, I think it would be cheaper for you guys too, because unless you have acrylic bending tools and a precise way to measure the engine cover in three dimensional space, it'll take a couple of tries (which with this size of glass is expensive) before getting it perfect. Also, the one in the pictures is also not perfect, but it's getting close. Butttt, with that being said, it depends on the demand for them as well. I also don't expect to be able to quit my job from the money I get and so I'm not going to price it that way; expect, hobby price... Just enough to let me do other DIY mods to the car.

And thank you all for the compliments!

[The French Dude]

Nice job...

[Jamesp]

Very nice mod. Looks like a high $$ original option.

[Shehadehd]

Originally Posted by Jamesp

Very nice mod. Looks like a high $$ original option.

Yeah, it was more than just the cost of the plexus glass.. That's for sure. But here's how I justified it to myself... Unless something Completely unexpected happens and I can start owning ferraris and lambos, there aren't many other cars that have an engine in an optimal location to show off. Sure it's not an 8 liter engine with like 12 cylinders, but it's not ugly either. I mean, YOLO for heaven's sake lol.

Chuck: cleaning the engine was just the beginning, expect some more additions, i.e. Silver intake manifold with acid green lettering and accents to match my interior, exterior, and soon to be brakes.

[Yellow986S]

Originally Posted by Shehadehd

Eicheldp: Removing the rear shelf, sound carpet, and plastic/ metal stock engine cover and replacing all that with a quarter inch of plexiglass (moving to lexan) inevitably adds some noise.

With that being said, the noise is less than what you get with the top down or even the windows down. With the top up, you mostly hear the intake howl, the "whoosh" of the air rushing past the throttle body, and a small hum from the timing belt. In other words, I would say that the noise that comes through, is the noise that everybody tries to amplify by removing the snorkal. Of course, I'm biased though... epapp has ridden with me with the clear cover on so he can give you an objective critic on added noise. I'll also try to post sound clips comparing the two.

Yellow986S: I'm thinking of possibly selling a couple of these since I ended up making the equipment needed to mass produce them (like molds, heaters, frames, etc..) in the process of trying to get it right and have it fit with an OEM feel replicate dimensions. But don't expect them to cost an arm and a leg. Honestly, I think it would be cheaper for you guys too, because unless you have acrylic bending tools and a precise way to measure the engine cover in three dimensional space, it'll take a couple of tries (which with this size of glass is expensive) before getting it perfect. Also, the one in the pictures is also not perfect, but it's getting close. Butttt, with that being said, it depends on the demand for them as well. I also don't expect to be able to quit my job from the money I get and so I'm not going to price it that way; expect, hobby price... Just enough to let me do other DIY mods to the car.

And thank you all for the compliments!

Sounds awesome!
I am definitely interested in buying this once you have made a final product. I think it would look awesome if you painted the intake manifold or laid some carbon fiber over it. 2 Thumbs up!!